Charlie Osborne reports: The subject of past tax returns remains a sore issue for US President Trump and one student who attempted to take matters into his own hands may be facing jail time for his efforts. Andrew Harris, a previous student at Haverford College, tried to hack his way into systems belonging to the…
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Oklahoma pension fund reports $4.2 million cyber theft
AP reports: The FBI is investigating after computer hackers managed to steal about $4.2 million in funds from a pension system for retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers and other state law enforcement officers, state officials said Friday. A notice posted on the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System website said the agency notified the FBI and…
Meridian Community College discloses a breach that was discovered in January
A breach notification by Meridian Community College demonstrates once again, why entities should make determined efforts not to leave emails in employee accounts that may have personally identifiable information in attachments or the emails themselves. In this case, the types of personal information included name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, date of…
MN: Metro Mobility notifies 15,000 customers of data breach that may have exposed personal information
Chris Serres reports: A data breach at Metro Mobility, the Twin Cities transit service for people with disabilities, may have exposed the personal information of up to 15,000 individuals who use it. Metro Mobility has notified customers that an employee’s e-mail account was hacked by an unauthorized person, compromising personal ride information between June 13…
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) website hacked
The South China Morning Post reported: (Sept 6): The open-access website of the HKEX was hacked yesterday, the second such cyberattack since August 2011. An unrelated software bug in the vendor-supplied trading platform, which forced the exchange to suspend derivatives trading yesterday, has been isolated and fixed. Read more on TheEDGE Markets.
Belarusian police shut down notorious hacking forum
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Belarusian authorities have seized the servers of a notorious hacking forum that served as a meeting place for malware authors, hackers, spammers, botnet operators, and other cyber-criminals, the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a press release. Named XakFor, the forum launched in 2012 and targeted the Russian-speaking cybercrime scene. It…